"That's right, grandmother wants to see you, at that time, the autumn banquet, the women of the official family need to enter the palace to attend the banquet, and grandmother wants you to participate too." Song Moyu said with a serious face.

Regarding the Queen Mother's request, Song Moyu wanted to refuse, after all, An Yiran is not an official woman, so she is not qualified to participate, if she insists on getting up, she will definitely bring humiliation on herself, and it is also eye-catching.

But Song Moyu still couldn't bear to refuse the Queen Mother's wishes, so she could only respond to it head-on, as for how to deal with this palace banquet that was unfavorable to her, she could only rely on her to improvise.

"Can I not go?" An Yiran looked embarrassed, and was reluctant in her heart.

She had never seen the world, and suddenly asked her to meet the high-ranking Queen Mother, which made her feel a lot of fear, for fear that she would accidentally break the rules.

"No! You must attend this autumn feast, learn the rules in these days, and beware of losing your manners in front of people. Song Moyu didn't allow her to refuse, his attitude was very tough, and after telling him seriously, he left the small courtyard directly, and when he left, he ordered Chang Feng to remove the confinement of An Yiran.

"I ...... I can't. An Yiran's face was wrinkled, and she screamed in struggle, but she couldn't get a response from Song Moyu, so she could only watch him leave.

After Song Moyu and Chang Feng walked away, An Yiran patted her head in a bad mood, feeling depressed in her heart, pacing back and forth worriedly, as if she was thinking about something.

Since she left Xizhou, she has not had a few days to stop, and she always has to go through every step of danger, which is really difficult.

"Don't be afraid, grandmother is a kind person, as long as you abide by the rules well, you will not lose your manners." Song Mohan, who was standing on the side, saw the concerns in An Yiran's heart at a glance, and comforted him empathetically.

"Your Royal Highness, what kind of palace banquet is the autumn banquet? Why did the Queen Mother summon me to the banquet? An Yiran opened her big puzzled eyes and looked at Song Mohan curiously, she really couldn't figure out what the autumn banquet was, why did the Queen Mother want her to attend?

"The autumn banquet is a traditional palace banquet in the Nanyue Palace, once a year, held before the grandmother's birthday, it is generally to invite all the daughters of the official family in Beijing to the banquet, the purpose is to bring them together to exchange deep experiences, learn the rules of the palace together, and prepare for the marriage of the children of the royal family in the future, so every year when the autumn banquet is appreciated, the daughters of the official family will be carefully prepared, so as to win the attention of the princes and seek a good marriage for themselves."

Song Mohan carefully explained the true intention of the autumn banquet, An Yiran listened attentively, and was amazed in her heart, she didn't expect that there were such customs in the Nanyue Palace, which was like the draft meeting in the palace every three years.

"So what's the matter? Ran'er is not the daughter of an official family, could it be that the queen mother wants to find a good family affair for Ran'er? An Yiran was shocked in her heart, and she really couldn't figure out the Queen Mother's intentions.

It stands to reason that she is not qualified to participate in such palace banquets, after all, her status is not high, even if she is fancied, she is not compatible with it, not to mention that she already has someone she likes.

"Ran'er, this autumn banquet is a good opportunity, you should be ready to prepare, go to the banquet well!" Song Mohan's heart suddenly surged, and he had a plan, thinking that maybe he could use this to show her his intentions.

"What good chance?" An Yiran saw that Song Mohan's eyes suddenly lit up, and she was very puzzled, not knowing what he had in mind.

"You'll know then." Song Mohan smiled softly, remaining mysterious, with an excellent plan faintly brewing in his heart.

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The day of the autumn feast

The carriage slowly ran towards the palace gate, An Yiran sat in the carriage, her mood was very nervous, her hands trembled, and she looked at the looming street scene in Beijing outside the window with a solemn face.

Firefly Yue, who was sitting next to her, looked at her young lady who was unusually silent at this time, her face was still a little pale, she intimately held her hand that was a little cold, and comforted her softly: "Miss, don't worry, we will enter the palace later, as long as we are safe and secure, we will not lose the rules." ”

"Well, I'm just afraid that there are a lot of rules in the palace, and those official daughters must be difficult to deal with." An Yiran said with a sad face, she was completely gone, and she was not afraid of the sky and the earth that she was messing around in Anfu on weekdays.

It was the first time for Hotaru to see such a young lady, and she couldn't help but feel amused, she lowered her head and chuckled, and then held An Yiran's hand again, trying to give her some comfort and try to make her feel at ease.

At this time, the carriage stopped smoothly in front of the palace gate, and An Yiran was helped out of the carriage by Firefly Yue with a nervous mood.

As soon as she got off the carriage and saw the lively scene in front of her, she knew the grandeur of this autumn feast, and at this moment there were many luxurious carriages gathered in front of the palace gate.

Standing beside the carriage were three or three brightly dressed and elegantly dressed official ladies, each of whom stood in line and chattered like a women's drama.

An Yiran couldn't help but feel a little headache, the group of official ladies in front of her looked even more difficult to deal with than the unruly daughters in Xizhou who disgusted her.

Where there are women, there must be competition, which is the last thing she wants to face, and she disdains to participate in these open and secret battles.

It's a pity that the heavens are not as good as people want, she also offended the arrogant daughter of a powerful family a few days ago, and this time I am afraid that I can't hide if I want to.

Lin Shan saw An Yiran and the maidservant Yingyue get out of the carriage from a distance, she glared at them with disdain and sneered.

Then, Lin Shan took the two official ladies who clinged to her every day and walked directly to An Yiran's side, walked in front of her and stood still, deliberately provocatively: "Yo! Isn't this a cheap slave hidden in the suburbs of Beijing by Brother Mo Yu? Why here? Is it possible to participate in this autumn banquet? ”

"Hahaha, Sister Lin is really good at laughing, how can a cheap slave be qualified to stand here with us? Don't have any self-knowledge and the face to enter the palace to participate in the autumn banquet? A bewitching-looking official lady who followed behind Lin Shan echoed and said mockingly.

"May Miss Lin don't always have nothing to do, this girl is invited by the Queen Mother to come to the banquet today, the emperor's order is really difficult to disobey, if Miss Lin has objections, you can ask the Queen Mother." An Yiran didn't want to pay attention to the rude Lin Shan in front of her.

Now that she has learned to be smart, she can avoid her as much as she can, and never worry about her and cause trouble for herself.

"Hehehe, Queen Mother? You think too highly of yourself, don't you? Even a cheap slave like you is also qualified to meet the Queen Mother? Another official daughter who also followed Lin Shan sneered disdainfully, and was also full of contempt for An Yiran.

"Nothing to do? This girl hasn't settled the accounts with you for the last few days! An Yiran, it's not over between the two of us, since you beat this girl, you should know the price you will pay! Lin Shan showed an ugly face, and began to dig up the old accounts, glaring at An Yiran as if she was going to eat her.

"I didn't expect Miss Lin to be such a stingy person, even the accounts that are about to become moldy are remembered, since you are unhappy, then I will be more generous and take the initiative to apologize to you, I hope you have a lot, don't remember those unpleasantness, okay?"

An Yiran was not afraid at all, resisted the impulsive anger in her heart, and calmly responded to Lin Shan, trying to tell herself that she would never do it in public, and she would not be a wrongdoer.

"Huh! Even the apology is so insincere, this girl doesn't accept it! Lin Shan was rude, full of arrogance, and she had to fight to the death with An Yiran.

"What kind of sincere apology does Miss Lin want? Can you relieve the anger in your heart? An Yiran really didn't want to fight with Lin Shan, she took a step back, wanting to use the most straightforward way to get rid of her harassment and provocation.

The fierce movement of the two attracted the attention of the daughters of other officials present, and everyone surrounded them like a lively group.

Although everyone knows that Lin Shan's tricky and rude is very excessive, because of her family power, no one dares to come forward to help solve the siege, they all treat it as if they are watching a play, and they are secretly worried about An Yiran in their hearts.

offended Lin Shan, I am afraid that it will be difficult in the future.

"Sincerely apologize? If this girl had said it, would you really do it? Lin Shan saw that An Yiran was soft, and her heart was full of pride, and bad thoughts immediately arose, constantly thinking about how to embarrass An Yiran in public.

"Okay, if I really do it, Miss Lin will stop worrying about the hatred I made to you that day, in the future, our well water will not interfere with the river water, stop competing with each other, it's boring!" An Yiran responded happily, eager to get rid of Lin Shan and change her peaceful life in Beijing.

Lin Shan had a bad idea in her heart, and with a wicked smile on her face, she glanced at the daughters of the official families who were watching the play around them, and ordered proudly: "Okay! Since you are so sincere, then kneel down and shine the shoes of this girl with your hands! This girl went out in a hurry today, and accidentally soiled her shoes, and when she met the Queen Mother, it was not good if she was rude. ”

"You!" An Yiran listened to Lin Shan's request, widened her eyes and screamed angrily.

"What? Don't want to? Didn't you say you wanted to apologize to this girl? Is there no sincerity at all? Lin Shan continued to provoke An Yiran provocatively, the smile on her face became more and more proud, and a sense of superior pleasure arose in her heart.

An Yiran thought about it for a long time, thinking that if this move could be exchanged for her peace in the future, it would not be impossible, at most she would be humiliated by her, anyway, not many people here would recognize her.

She gritted her teeth and slowly squatted down, ready to accept her humiliation as Lin Shan asked.

Yingyue looked at An Yiran's slow lowering movements, and was heartbroken, where did the usually pampered young lady do such a lowly and humble thing, she took the initiative to step forward and grab An Yiran, and whispered in her ear: "Miss, let the slave come!" ”

"It's okay, Ah Yue, I can do it." An Yiran grabbed Firefly with her backhand and replied in a low voice, at this moment she just wanted to bear the trouble caused by herself, and she didn't want to involve Firefly Yue.

An Yiran knelt in front of Lin Shan, bearing Lin Shan's insults with a posture of enduring humiliation.

Looking at Lin Shan's villain's triumphant expression, she stiffened her head and stretched out her hand to slowly touch her embroidered shoes.

Just as her hand touched the embroidered shoe, a crisp female voice suddenly sounded behind her, shouting, "Slow! What are you doing? ”

An Yiran immediately withdrew her hand, turned around and looked up, and found a woman with an elegant temperament rushing out of the crowd, stopping the humiliating farce in front of her.